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Jimmy Kimmel Returns to Host Oscars for First Time Since 2018

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Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 and 2018, before the Oscars opted to go hostless in 2019 and 2020. The 95th Academy Awards will see a familiar face next year: Jimmy Kimmel will return as emcee for the ceremony, which is scheduled for March 12, 2023 on ABC. Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.

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Meta Files Settlement on 2018 Class-Action Suit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

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Meta proposed a settlement late Thursday to a 2018 lawsuit over elevations that now-defunct British political consulting outfit Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained access to user data from roughly 87 million people on the platform. "We acknowledge no wrongdoing, but here's $725 million."

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How Dr. Squatch Got Dudes to Level Up From ‘Mamma’s Little Man’

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On May 21, 2018, a fledging, direct-to-consumer soap brand called Dr. Squatch gambled $18,000 on a YouTube video. Starring comedian James Schrader, the three-minute spot was more of an explainer than an ad, and the writing was more manifesto than marketing. The soap you shower with? It's sh*t," barked Schrader, standing in front.

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Fallon Appoints Creative Leader Nikki Baker as CEO

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Baker, who joined the agency in 2018 and has served as co-chief creative officer with Leslie Shaffer since 2021, succeeds Rocky Novak, who has been in the role since 2019. Publicis Groupe agency Fallon has appointed Nikki Baker as its new chief executive officer. Novak is leaving Fallon for a yet-to-be-named new opportunity but is.

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New AARP Study Finds Positive Shift in Online Images of Older People

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Overall, negative sentiment in online media and marketing images dropped from 28% in 2018 to only 10% in 2023. A new AARP study found that there has been a positive shift over the past five years in how adults over 50 are portrayed online. According to the research, the 50-and-older population is perceived as more.

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Starbucks’ New Boss Brian Niccol Is the Latest CMO-to-CEO Success Story

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Niccol has served as Chipotle's CEO since 2018. Starbucks has joined the growing list of brands putting former marketers in the top seat, hiring former marketer Brian Niccol as chief executive and chairman. Before that, he was CEO at Taco Bell--a role he took on after serving as chief marketing officer and later president of.

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Fortune, a Rare Media Success, Faces a New Set of Challenges

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in 2018, it faced an uncertain future. When the business publisher Fortune was first spun out of the former Meredith Corp. The legacy title had launched a standalone website only four years prior, had no digital subscription program, and had only a fledgling online readership.

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